I bought my Dell Inspiron 6000 3 months ago and just found a small chip out of the corner of my laptop case. I haven't dropped it and it never goes out of the house so I can't figure out how this happened. The only thing I can think is that there was a defect in the case and it led to a crack that has left a hole in my case. What I am wondering is if anyone has any experience with Dell on getting them to cover this sort of thing under warranty. I didn't buy one of those extended warranties that covers you no matter what you do to it. Any thoughts anyone?